As head of the University of Missouri's department of soils, he was an
amazingly prolific and insightful scientist who was ushered to the back of
the room when he refused to go along with toxic technology.
>Came across the dabate on the internet - I'm one of those agronomists who
>have been using Albrecht's recs (for last 20 years) in N Calif. This
>approach solves a lot of soil problems; explains lots of fertility/pest &
>disease relationships. Whenever I run across someone who states there is no
>"perfect soil ratio" (Albrecht promoted a range of ratios); I ask if they
>have personally tried the approach - answer is always no. Meanwhile, people
>such as Ralph Jurgens, Kate Burroughs, Amico Cantisano, and myself have
>been using these methods for years.Few argue that an optimum range of Ca:Na
>ratio exists; it is easily demonstrated that Ca:Mg:K:Na ratios affect
>uptake of those cations, plus soil texture/drainage (which affects
>nutrients & bio-activity), etc. The problem lies in the true statement:
>"crops perform adequately in a wide range of soil conditions & ratios" - I
>could'nt imagine trying to talk a top winemaker in my area into growing
>"adequate" quality grapes. When fine tuning a soil program - paying
>attention to soil tilth, insect & disease resistance, taste & flavor,
>storage quality, etc. the approach works well.
> illegitimi non corborundum
>Gregg Young, CPAg
>Mendocino Co, CA